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AudioTutsPlus on 12/26/11
Understanding phase can help you diagnose problems when miking or mixing. This post is a clear explanation and helpful overview of the topic from Mark Garrison’s book Encyclopedia of Home Recording. “The Encyclopedia of Home Recording puts those answers at your fingertips quickly and easily by explaining the tools, techniques, and terminology of the home studio in an easy-to-understand manner.” This post is an extract from that book. If you enjoyed the post, you might like to consider purchasing the book. The word phase is used to refer to points along the progression of the cycle of a sound wave (see Fig. 73). Points along this progression are designated in degrees, just as if the sound wave was a circle. The point where the sound wave is furthest into positive amplitude is 90 ̊, where it reaches the center line again is 180 ̊, the point furthest into negative amplitude is 270 ̊, and so on. When two identical signals are not perfectly aligned, they are said to be “out-... Relative News
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AudioTutsPlus on 12/7/10
Two years ago we started a little side project to review and roundup apps. Being bloggers, a kick-ass WordPress setup was the natural way to go. My little brother threw in a great idea for a name, and we lucked out when a super talented blogger named David Appleyard showed up offering to run the project. Two years on and AppStorm has become a little powerhouse here at Envato, for Mac apps, Web apps, iPhone and iPad apps, and starting today, Windows and Android apps. As an entrepreneur it’s really rewarding to watch our sites grow, and while I still get excited watching Tuts unfold or the marketplaces bloom, it’s the little sites that are the coolest for me. I think it’s because with the little sites it’s often not certain whether they will make it or not. That makes it all the more rewarding when they kick butt and take names. So it’s with no small excitement that I get to announce that we’re adding two more AppStorm’s to the network in the new year for Android and Windows.... Relative News
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AudioTutsPlus on 3/23/11
When you are programming any analog style synth patch it always pays to have a few tips and tricks up your sleeve to spice up proceedings. Regardless of what style of patch you are creating it only takes a few choice moves to transform a dull lifeless patch into something really useable and exciting. In this tutorial we’ll take a look at several simple techniques that’ll help you with your programming and hopefully make your patches a whole lot more interesting. You can use nearly any virtual analog soft synth here as the techniques demonstrated are generic. Step 1: Oscillator Detune One of the simplest ways of adding width to your patches early in the programming process is to use detuned oscillators. If you are not familiar with this technique start with a simple, single oscillator patch and add a second duplicate oscillator. In other words, if you are using a saw wave add another saw! Simple. A simple single oscillator patch. Download audio file (1.mp3) The single... Relative News
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AudioTutsPlus on 3/2/11
This is going to sound like one of those iffy adverts you see hawking $25 sets of “learn while you sleep” CDs that promise “absolute mastery” of music in weeks without so much as lifting a plectrum or hitting a key, but it’s not like that. Honestly. Ready? Here it is: You can improve your skills on your instrument just by thinking about it. It sounds wacky, I know, but I assure you this isn’t the result of one too many “jazz” cigarettes, and I promise I won’t be offering you a no-obligation chakra alignment consultation at the end of this article. What you will come away with is a convincing argument that visualization techniques can be genuinely beneficial to your playing, along with a few ideas to go away and try for yourself. So please, proceed through the beaded curtain, enter my candlelit consultation room, and do watch your sleeves on the incense. How’s Your Dribbling? Mental visualization as a means of improving performance in physical tasks is an idea I first... Relative News
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AudioTutsPlus on 5/16/11
Twice a month we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Audiotuts+. This tutorial was first published in July 2008. When it comes to special effects, reverse reverbs are amongst the most useable processes there are. Although the method for creating these effects is often looked upon as complex, the right technique can lead to a transparent workflow and impressive end results. In this tutorial we’ll apply a reverse reverb effect to a vocal–a technique you might have heard used at the beginning of Justice’s ‘DVNO’. Note: this article contains embedded audio that will not display in a feed reader. Click back to the site to read the tutorial with audio, or download the audio files at the bottom of the post. Step 1 Choose the file you want to process and import it onto a fresh track in your DAW. It’s important to ensure this initial sound is reasonably dry and unprocessed. This way, any further processing will be easily distinguished and... Relative News
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AudioTutsPlus on 7/29/11
I remember discovering pro synths way back in 1982. I was amazed – with one instrument you could create almost any sound you could imagine. I fell in love with them. Now we can do all that with software. About a month ago I asked you what you thought was the best software synth. You answered. Five synths stood out above the rest. In this article we explore them. [Update August 3rd: After I read NaitaOni's comment, I added a section for Synth1.] 1. Zebra2 Website: u-he.com Cost: $199 Description: “Zebra is our wireless modular synthesizer. It combines many different types of synthesis with a powerful modulation engine. Imagine – you can create any additive, freehand or spline-based waveform you like, apply a vast selection of spectral effects, morph between those waves and send them through classic synth filters. Perhaps use that entire sound as modulator for an FM oscillator, or route it through a comb filter – the building block of physical modeling synthesis. All generator... Relative News
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AudioTutsPlus on 1/13/11
// Twice a month we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Audiotuts+. This tutorial was first published in September 2008. Following my tutorial on creating a house drum track we received requests for information on creating bass lines, lead sounds, FX and arrangements. So, over the coming weeks I will be supplying step-by-step tutorials, demonstrating possible techniques for completing an electronic house track. I will build on the track in each tutorial so you can see things develop and make the Logic project available at each stage. Even though these tutorials are completed in Logic Pro 8 and in a one particular style of house, the techniques are very much generic and can be applied to any software and genre of dance music. Note: this tutorial contains embedded audio that will not display in a feed reader. Click back to the site to read the tutorial with audio or download the Play Pack at the end of the tut. 1. Choose your weapon Once... Relative News
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AudioTutsPlus on 12/30/10
// It’s been a big year! In 2010 we’ve seen some great tuts, some interesting series, and introduced Quick Tips. We recently published our thousandth post. I’d like to thank our brilliant authors, and also thank you—the Audiotuts+ community—for your interest, involvement and comments. Here are the Top 15 posts of the year, categorized by written tuts, video tuts and articles. Their popularity was measured by taking into account the number of times they have been visited, and the number of comments they inspired. Congratulations to all of the authors involved for your useful and insightful work, and for often going beyond the call of duty. Top 5 Written Tutorials How to Create Organic Ambient Instruments in Ableton Live Alkis Livathinos In this tutorial we are going to use Ableton Live’s “Sampler” and some of its built-in audio effects to produce wide, organic, ambient textures and pads, originating from a single one-note instrument sample. It’s a great way to create... Relative News
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AudioTutsPlus on 12/16/11
This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Getting to Know Altered ChordsIn this series we will learn about altered chords and how we can use them to add harmonic interest to our music. Part 5 of the series will continue with the altered VII chord. The Altered Chord Series This is the fifth article in a seven part series on altered chords. In the first part I explained that by lowering or raising a tone of a chord by a half step you can change the color and function of a chord. Part 1 looked at altered V chords, Part 2 at altered II chords, Part 3 at altered VI chords, and Part 4 at altered III chords. We will continue the series by exploring various ways to alter the VII chord. Diatonic vii The seventh diatonic chord in a major key is a diminished chord. In the key of A it’s G#º (pronounced G-Sharp diminished). If you add the seventh (a minor seventh above the root), you get a minor seventh flat five chord (m7b5), also known as a half-diminished seventh chord. (Note that... Relative News
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AudioTutsPlus on 8/30/11
If you’re getting started with audio production, it won’t be long before you have to start making decisions. These decisions will potentially cost you lots of time and money. And one of the first of these decisions is about software – which digital audio workstation (DAW) software should you choose? We asked the question a few months ago in an Open Mic, and the community were generous with their advice. We’ll sum it up here, along with a few thoughts of our own. But before we get started with your options, let’s talk about a few issues first. Just like the shoes I wear may not fit you, there isn’t one beginners’ DAW that will suit everyone. Here are some questions that will help clarify which app to start with. Issues That May Affect Your Decision I have a few kids that are learning to drive. They need to decide whether to learn in a manual or an automatic. Learning in an automatic is great because you don’t have to learn it all at once. While they are concentrating on... Relative News
